Show magnitude, reference and business status in a compact horizontal chart.
Choose a bullet style
| Style | What it shows |
|---|---|
| IBCS difference | Actual over a wider reference, with a thin favorable/unfavorable difference overlay |
| Comparative | Actual and reference without the status difference overlay |
| Qualitative ranges | Actual against three threshold bands and a goal marker |
Configure it
Choose Bullet Progress Bar in Trend chart. Bind the Actual and reference totals as for Progress Bar; no Trend axis is needed. Format the reference height, color/transparency, difference thickness and zero line. The reference marker can be Line, Circle, Square, Triangle or Off.
Bullet Progress with IBCS difference overlay and reference marker.
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Labels and thresholds
Set thresholds as percentages of the reference or absolute amounts. The scale includes Actual, Reference, zero and the qualitative endpoints, and expands beyond the goal. Configure actual/reference text, completion percentage, units, placement and colors. Tooltip variance percentage uses the absolute reference denominator for this chart.
In a grouped card, selecting the bar uses the group identity. It does not synthesize a date selection for a total-only chart.
Add qualitative ranges to a KPI bullet
Bullet family, difference overlay and qualitative-range configuration chapter.
3840 × 2160 tutorial canvas at 20 fps. Real 2560 × 1392 Power BI Desktop screenshots retain their native size; this is a paced step sequence.
- Choose Bullet Progress Bar — Choose this family under Trend chart → Chart type. The Actual and reference totals drive the bullet.
- Inspect the difference style — Bullet comparison shows the IBCS difference overlay, reference marker and range height.
- Choose Qualitative ranges — Open Bullet style. Select Qualitative ranges to show business thresholds behind Actual.
- Set threshold meaning — Range values are Percent of reference here, with endpoints 60, 80 and 100. Use Absolute values when the thresholds are business amounts.
